内容提要
钢琴家顾尔德(Glenn Gould)是个传奇中的传奇,不同于一般传统古典演奏者的,顾尔德至今依旧令人津津乐道的原因可以从几各层面上来归咎,一是顾尔德不同于一般人的奇异行事风格,例如他在大热天依旧穿着大衣戴手套;他坐在钢琴前演奏时,椅子总是调得特别的低,甚至在弹奏时不时发出随着旋律哼唱的呢喃;他离群索居、但一时兴来会在半夜跟友人通电话讲上好几个小时。其二是他的诠释,尤其是巴哈作品,几乎崩解了前人的观点,发展出自成一格独有的风格,当然这样的诠释是令人惊艳也建构在一套架构中。其三是他对现场演出衰微、录音室必兴盛的理论,当然这样的论点至今仍待商榷,但也因而造就了他当红时期退出舞台演出,只在录音室留下作品。林林总总的事迹造就了音乐史上不可思议的「顾尔德现象」,他成了电影导演探讨的主角、精神家哲学家出书探究的主题,而直接的就是他的录音专辑也成了人类珍贵的瑰宝。
《CD巴赫的哥德堡变奏曲(6碟装)》是他演奏的巴哈作品,更是要收藏的专辑。顾尔德的巴哈是二十世纪演奏风格具创意与突破性的钢琴家,他诠释的巴哈屏除了传统沉闷老旧的气息,让音乐找到直接进入人们脑波的韵律感与节奏感。尤其是著名的郭德堡变奏曲,他分别录制了两个版本 1955年&1981年,此套装收录了1955年版本,另外还有创意曲、触技曲以及赋格的艺术等。
曲目简介
CD1
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988(The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II)
Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
Fugue in E Major, BWV 878
CD2
Two-Part Inventions & Three-Part Sinfonias
CD3
Toccata in D Major, BWV 912
Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910
Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
Toccata in G minor, BWV 915
Toccata in G Major, BWV 916
Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
CD4
Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827
Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828
Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829
CD5
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Six Little Preludes, BWV 933-938
Prelude and Fughetta in D minor, BWV 899
Prelude and Fughetta in G Major, BWV 902, Prelude in G Major to the Fughetta No. 902, BWV 902a
Nine Little Preludes, BWV 924-932
Fugue in C Major, BWV 952
Fughetta in C minor, BWV 961
Fugue in C Major, BWV 953
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 895
Prelude and Fughetta in E minor, BWV 900
CD6
The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major on the name BACH, BWV 898